News
October 7: The tentative program is open.
October 7: The registration form is open.
October 7: The website is open.
About Symposium
In November 2026, an international symposium, Materials Meet Robots 2026, will be organized by the Society for Neuromorphic AI Hardware. The aim of the symposium is to provide an opportunity for discussion with researchers from material science and robotics and to make new ideas for research collaborations.
Date
November 8th (Sunday) – 9th (Monday): Symposium
November 8th (Sunday): Information Exchange Meeting (for fully registered persons)
Venues
Day1: November 8th (Sunday)
Venue: Kitakyushu Science and Research Park Media Center
Address: 1-3 Hibikino, Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
Day2: November 9th (Monday)
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center
Address: 3−9−30 Asano, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 802-0001, Japan
Keynote
Day & Time: November 8th, 16:00-16:40 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Akinori Saeki (University of Osaka)
“Labo Automation to AI Robotics (Tentative)”
Invited Talk
Day & Time: November 8th, 13:50-14:30 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Nizar Hamidon (University Putra Malaysia)
“Carbon Nanotube Innovations: Synthesis, Assembly, and Hybridization for Next-Generation Sensors and Electronics”
Day & Time: November 8th, 14:30-15:00 JST (UTC+9)
Mr. Hyunin Moon (Seoul National University)
“From Phase-Change Memory to Neuromorphic Computing: Materials, Devices, and In-Memory Computing”
Day & Time: November 8th, 15:20-16:00 JST (UTC+9)
Prof. Naoto Manekata (Nihon University)
“Photonic Quantum Walk on Densely Frequency-Synthesised and Multi-Dimensional Network”
Oral Session: TBA
Poster Session: TBA
Registration
Registration is required to participate in the symposium. If you would like to cancel the registration, please contact the secretariat (neumorph-center[at]brain.kyutech.ac.jp).
Registration fee:
Student: 0 JPY
Full: 10,000 JPY
Deadline for registration: November 3rd, 2026
Presentation Instruction
Please present in English. The presentation time will be notified later.
Oral presentation
Please prepare a computer compatible with HDMI output.
Committee
The Society for Neuromorphic AI Hardware
Chair
Hirofumi Tanaka (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Vice Chair
Hakaru Tamukoh (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Secretariat
Yuki Usami (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Yuichiro Tanaka (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Muzhen Xu (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Aki Fujita (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
Mamiko Yonehara (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
※Supported by Kitakyushu City and Kitakyushu Convention & Visitors Association
